3811 29 00 Other

Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils: › Additives for lubricating oils: › Other

Duty rate for goods from outside the EU

5.8% of the customs value

Valid since 15 September 1994

Other measures can apply depending on the country of origin, for example preferences, quotas or anti-dumping duties. Check the TARIC for your case.

Import VAT, standard rate

  • Netherlands: 21%
  • Germany: 19%
  • France: 20%
  • Belgium: 21%

Standard rate. A reduced rate can apply to some goods.

TARIC subdivisions (10 digits)

  • 3811 29 00 20 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of reaction products of bis(2-methylpentan-2-yl)dithiophosphoric acid with propylene oxide, phosphorus oxide, and amines with C12-14|alkyl chains, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 23 Additive for lubricating oils consisting of molybdenum, bis(dibutylcarbamodithioato)di-μ-oxodioxodi-, sulfurized (CAS RN 68412-26-0) (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 30 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of reaction products of butyl-cyclohex-3-enecarboxylate, sulphur and triphenyl phosphite (CAS RN 93925-37-2), used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of engine oils through a blending process (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 33 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of a mixture of N,N-dialkyl -2-hydroxyacetamides with alkyl chain lengths between 12 and 18 carbon atoms (CAS RN 866259-61-2), used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 38 Additives consisting of the C12-C14-tert-alkylamine salts of the esters of C14-C18 saturated and C18 unsaturated alcohols with phosphorus pentoxide (CAS RN 1471315-74-8), for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils or greases (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 40 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of reaction products of 2-methyl-prop-1-ene| with sulphur monochloride and sodium sulphide (CAS RN 68511-50-2), with a chlorine content by weight of 0,01|% or more but not more than| 0,5|%, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 43 Reaction products of C14-C18 (branched and linear) and C18 (unsaturated) fatty acids with tetraethylenepentamine (linear, branched, cyclic) (CAS RN 68784-17-8), for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 45 Additives consisting of a mixture of (C7-C9) dialkyl adipates, in which diisooctyl adipate (CAS RN 1330-86-5) is more than 85 % by weight of the mixture, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 48 Mixed C12-C20-alkyl and C14-C18-unsaturated alkyl derivates of phosphonic acid (CAS RN 93925-25-8), containing by weight more than 80 % of oleyl, palmityl and stearyl groups, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 57 Additives consisting of reaction products of diphenylamine and branched nonenes with: - more than 20 % but not more than 50 % by weight 4-monononyldiphenylamine, and - more than 50 % but not more than 80 % by weight 4,4'-dinonyldiphenylamine, - a total percentage of 2,4-dinonyldiphenylamine and 2,4'-dinonyldiphenylamine of not more than 15 % by weight, used for the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 75 Oxidation inhibitor mainly containing a mixture of isomers of 1-(tert-dodecylthio)propan-2-ol (CAS RN 67124-09-8), used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 79 Additives, consisting of the reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione with hydrogen peroxide and tert-nonanethiol, containing by weight: - 70 % or more of 2,5-bis(tert-nonyldithio)-[1,3,4]-thiadiazole (CAS RN 89347-09-1), and - 10 % or more of 5-(tert-nonyldithio)-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2(3H)-thione (CAS RN 97503-12-3), for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 85 Additives consisting of a mixture of 3-((C9-11)-isoalkyloxy)tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide, C10-rich (CAS RN 398141-87-2), for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils (can be declared)
  • 3811 29 00 90 Other (can be declared)

Notes of the nomenclature

Section VI: Notes

1. (A)Goods (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the nomenclature.

(B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, goods answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this section.

2. Subject to note 1 above, goods classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the nomenclature.

3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are:

(a) having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended to be used together without first being repacked;

(b) presented together; and

(c) identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.

4. Where a product answers to a description in one or more of the headings in Section VI by virtue of being described by name or function and also to heading 3827, then it is classifiable in a heading that references the product by name or function and not under heading 3827.

Chapter 38: Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds with the exception of the following:

(1) artificial graphite (heading 3801);

(2) insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up as described in heading 3808;

(3) products put up as charges for fire-extinguishers or put up in fire-extinguishing grenades (heading 3813);

(4) certified reference materials specified in note 2 below;

(5) products specified in note 3(a) or 3(c) below;

(b) mixtures of chemicals with foodstuffs or other substances with nutritive value, of a kind used in the preparation of human foodstuffs (generally, heading 2106);

(c) products of heading 2404;

(d) slag, ash and residues (including sludges, other than sewage sludge), containing metals, arsenic or their mixtures and meeting the requirements of note 3(a) or 3(b) to Chapter 26 (heading 2620);

(e) medicaments (heading 3003 or 3004); or

(f) spent catalysts of a kind used for the extraction of base metals or for the manufacture of chemical compounds of base metals (heading 2620), spent catalysts of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112) or catalysts consisting of metals or metal alloys in the form of, for example, finely divided powder or woven gauze (Section XIV or XV).

2. (A)For the purpose of heading 3822, the expression ‘certified reference materials’ means reference materials which are accompanied by a certificate which indicates the values of the certified properties, the methods used to determine these values and the degree of certainty associated with each value and which are suitable for analytical, calibrating or referencing purposes.

(B) With the exception of the products of Chapter 28 or 29, for the classification of certified reference materials, heading 3822 shall take precedence over any other heading in the nomenclature.

3. Heading 3824 includes the following goods which are not to be classified in any other heading of the nomenclature:

(a) cultured crystals (other than optical elements) weighing not less than 2,5 g each, of magnesium oxide or of the halides of the alkali or alkaline-earth metals;

(b) fusel oil; Dippel's oil;

(c) ink removers put up in packings for retail sale;

(d) stencil correctors, other correcting fluids and correction tapes (other than those of heading 9612), put up in packings for retail sale; and

(e) ceramic firing testers, fusible (for example, Seger cones).

4. Throughout the nomenclature, ‘municipal waste’ means waste of a kind collected from households, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops, offices, etc., road and pavement sweepings, as well as construction and demolition waste. Municipal waste generally contains a large variety of materials such as plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass, metals, food materials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles. The term ‘municipal waste’, however, does not cover:

(a) individual materials or articles segregated from the waste, for example wastes of plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass or metals, electrical and electronic waste and scrap (including spent batteries) which fall in their appropriate headings of the nomenclature;

(b) industrial waste;

(c) waste pharmaceuticals, as defined in note 4(k) to Chapter 30; or

(d) clinical waste, as defined in note 6(a) below.

5. For the purposes of heading 3825, ‘sewage sludge’ means sludge arising from urban effluent treatment plant and includes pre-treatment waste, scourings and unstabilised sludge. Stabilised sludge when suitable for use as fertiliser is excluded (Chapter 31).

6. For the purposes of heading 3825, the expression ‘other wastes’ applies to:

(a) clinical waste, that is, contaminated waste arising from medical research, diagnosis, treatment or other medical, surgical, dental or veterinary procedures, which often contain pathogens and pharmaceutical substances and require special disposal procedures (for example, soiled dressings, used gloves and used syringes);

(b) waste organic solvents;

(c) wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freezing fluids; and

(d) other wastes from chemical or allied industries.

7. For the purposes of heading 3826, the term ‘biodiesel’ means mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids of a kind used as a fuel, derived from animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils whether or not used.

Chapter 38: Subheading notes

1. Subheadings 380852 and 380859 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing one or more of the following substances : alachlor (ISO); aldicarb (ISO); aldrin (ISO); azinphos-methyl (ISO); binapacryl (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); captafol (ISO); carbofuran (ISO); chlordane (ISO); chlordimeform (ISO); chlorobenzilate (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) or its salts; dinoseb (ISO), its salts or its esters; endosulfan (ISO); ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane); ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane); fluoroacetamide (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); mercury compounds; methamidophos (ISO); monocrotophos (ISO); oxirane (ethylene oxide); parathion (ISO); parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion); pentachlorophenol (ISO), its salts or its esters; perfluorooctane sulphonic acid and its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; phosphamidon (ISO); 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts or its esters; tributyltin compounds; trichlorfon (ISO).

2. Subheadings 380861 to 380869 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), bendiocarb (ISO), bifenthrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), cyfluthrin (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), etofenprox (INN), fenitrothion (ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), malathion (ISO), pirimiphos-methyl (ISO) or propoxur (ISO).

3. Subheadings 382481 to 382489 cover only mixtures and preparations containing one or more of the following substances : oxirane (ethylene oxide); polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs); polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs); tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate; aldrin (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); chlordane (ISO); chlordecone (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN); 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); endosulfan (ISO); endrin (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); mirex (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); pentachlorobenzene (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers; short-chain chlorinated paraffins.

4. For the purposes of subheadings 382541 and 382549, ‘waste organic solvents’ are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents.

Indicative only. The binding ruling comes from customs.

Data as of 6 October 2026. Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Regulation (EU) 2025/1926).

European Commission data, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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